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VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition highlighting the university’s sustained, institutionwide commitment to building trusted, reciprocal partnerships that address...

Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s...

VDOT Lifts Lane Closures for Holiday Travel Across Virginia

If you’re headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping, the Virginia Department of Transportation...

17.2% of Roanoke City Residents at Risk of Going Hungry

New data shows 16,570 individuals do not know where they will find their next meal A new study finds that 16,570 people in Roanoke do not...

“Voices of Faith” Seeks Respect For All Religions

John and Katie Zawacki may be retired from their engineering and school careers respectively but they are hardly staying put. The couple are regional...

Goodlatte Addresses Ethanol Mandate

Congressman Bob Goodlatte stopped at Firehouse Subs at the Towers Mall last week to gain support for his bill to repeal the Renewable Fuel...

NASCAR Star Greg Biffle Turns Laps and Heads at Bristol Motor Speedway

I wasn't sure I was ready for this and certainly had no idea what to expect. That would be the best description for last Thursday's...

Roanoke Couple Honored With Outstanding Philanthropist Award

After notable careers in agriculture and higher education, Jim and Janet Johnson of Roanoke could have slipped quietly into a well-deserved retirement and simply...

Angels of Assisi Taking Vet Services to Neighborhoods

It was angels to the rescue at Roanoke’s Fire Station #5. . . Angels in Action, that is. Volunteers from Angels of Assisi took their...